Petrol price hiked by Rs 7.50/litre

Petrol price was increased on Wednesday by Rs 7.50 a litre with effect from midnight tonight.Actually petrol price hiked by Rs 6.28 per litre excluding local sales tax or VAT. The hike translates into Rs 7.50 per litre in Delhi.As per the AP State Govt taxes the petrol price will be Rs Rs.81 to 82 and it will effects from today midnight.

Petrol in Delhi currently costs Rs 65.64 a litre and after the increase it will be priced at Rs 73.14 per litre. While petrol will now cost Rs 77.69 per liter in Kolkata, the price in Mumbai will be Rs 78.16. In Chennai the petrol price will now be Rs 77.23, effective midnight.